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| DOI | 10.1177/026455050104800126 |
| Published date | 01 March 2001 |
| Date | 01 March 2001 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Probation,
prison
and
voluntary
sector
staff
workmg
m
the
crimmal
justice
field
mevitably
come
into
contact
with
large
numbers
of
people
with
mental
health
problems,
without
necessarily
havmg
a
specific
qualification
enabling
understanding
of
their
needs.
The
Mental
Health
Foundation,
along
with
Pavilion
Pubhshmg
and
City
and
Guilds
Affinity,
has
launched
an
accredited
vocational
qualification
for
crimmal
justice
staff
and
others
who
come
mto
direct
contact
with
such
people.
The
Certificate
in
Community
Mental
Health
Care
involves
flexible
study
over
a
12
or
18
month
period
and
links
to
NVQ
Level
3
and
academically
to
A-Level/Level
1/first
year
undergraduate.
For
further
information
contact
Seamus
Elhs
or
Loretta
Harrison
at
Pavilion
Pubhshmg
on
tel:
01273
623222.
Or
visit
the
website:
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/certificate
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Care
for
Prisoners
Abroad
European
Perspectives
of
Co-operation
is
a
CD-ROM
containing
substantial
documentation
of
a
conference
of
the
same
name
held
m
Cologne,
Germany,
in
1999.
It
mcludes
contributions
from
members
of
the
European
Group
of
Prisoners
Abroad
(EGPA)
about
their
work
and
issues
concerning
foreign
nationals
abroad.
The
papers
mclude
research
from
non-
governmental
organisations
and
probation
agencies
m
Germany,
Holland, Poland,
Sweden,
Spain,
Ireland
and
the
UK.
Edited
by
Regma
Dellattre
and
Theo
Rensmann,
it
is
available
from
the
Foreign
Nationals
Unit,
Uxbndge
Probation
Office,
Harefield
Road,
Uxbndge,
Middlesex
UB81PQ.
Tel:
01895
231972,
8
Euros
or
equivalent.
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Written
by
Roger
Graef,
the
well
known
film
maker
and
cnmmologist,
Why
Restorative
Justice ?
Repairing
the
Harm
Caused
by
Crime
sets
out
the
principles,
practice
and
potential
effectiveness
of
restorative
justice
m
a
concise
(72
pages)
and
accessible
style.
The
guide
makes
good
use
of
case
studies
and
is
written
for
the
general
public
as
well
as
justice
practitioners.
Published
by
the
Calouste
Gulbenkian
Foundation,
£4.99.
For
general
mformation,
e-mail:
info@
gulbenkian.org.uk
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NACRO’s
policy
briefing,
The
Woolf
Report:
Ten
Years
On
provides
a
useful
summary
of
the
important
messages
contained
m
the
Woolf
Report
into
the
prison
disturbances
in
1990,
and
maps
the
gradual
drift
away
from
its
recommendations
m
the
intervening
decade.
It
proposes
an
agenda
for
prison
reform
which
builds
constructively
upon
Woolf
and
mcludes
a
brief
section
on
the
arguments
for
commumty
alternatives.
Available
from
NACRO,
169
Clapham
Road.
T_ondon
SW9
OPU
The
2001
Lakes
Professional
Conference
considers
the
Reality
of
Change
for
the
Probation
Service
and
mcludes
amongst
its
speakers
the
National
Director of
the
Probation
Service,
Eithne
Walhs.
Cost:
£205-£245
mclusive,
29
March -
1
April.
For
more
details,
contact
Bron
Roberts,
020 8991
1522.
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